Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-10-14
FOREIGN.

The prefect of Guayaquil, Ecuador, has is
sued decree imposing fine Of from 81 10
S20 upon all persons using the telephone for
the purpose OF sending chatting.
The Nautical Society Of Hamburg has
offered a prize of 500 marks for the best es-
say on the subject of calming the sea by the
use Of oil. An exhaustive description of ex-
periments Of the effect of oil made up to the
present timo is required; also criticism Of
the arrangements used so far, and especially
complete directions for its use by large steam
ers and sailing vessels, as well as small YES
sels pilot, fishing and life-saving boats, be-
sides directions for the use of oil at sea and
near the coast. These essays are to be writ
ten in English or German, and sent before
November |, 1887 to the president Of the
Nautical Society, Capt. F. Mathiesen Ham
burg Competition is not limited by nation
atty
England has made a proposition to the
powers that they all send men-of>war to
Morocco to protect their respective Subjects
there
| The Paris Temps state that a complete
entente cordiale exists between France and
Spain regarding Morocco. A French war
ship has been ordered to Morocco. Two
! Italian war ships have also been ordered to
Morocco,
Owing to the alarming increase of brigand-
age in Zala and Veszprim, the Hungarian
| government has placed those counties under
martial law.
The Dominion government has been ap-
| priSed Of the decision of Judge Dawson OF
Sitka in regard to the sealers seized this year.
All were found guilty of illegal seali G, md
the schooners and skins found on boa! {. W re
declared forfeited to the United States sov-
ernment. The claim of the Washington AL
thorities to exclusive jurisdiction in Behr-
ing's sea will probably be fought out in the
| Init tod of -4c hafp &c ,oId
! subject for an international commission.
| 1t is the intention of the Dominion govern
ment, before proceeding any further in the
matter OF the Behring sea seizures, to wait
| for the result or the trials in the United
States courts of the cases Of the American
vessels that were also seized there. 1t is be-
| lieved that during these trials the question Of
! jurisdiction will come up, and that the right
/ of the Alaskan company to the exclusive use
of these waters will be set aside, in which
case the claim for compensation by the Cana
! dian sealers would be fully established. The
| British government, it is understood, while
| suggesting the adviSability of entering an
action and making the necessary representa-
| tions to the United States government, re-
! quested that no step toward formally making
it an international question should be taken
until the United States had dealt with the
cases in which their own vessels were impli-
Gated.
The total net debt of the Dominion of
Canada on Sept 30th was 1927 ,S41 415, show
ing decrease of 81 ,152, 900 for the month.
The st. Catharines (Ont) street railroad is
| operating six miles of road by electricity,
! and it proves q perfect success in every par
ticular The electricity, which is generated
| by water power is conducted by overhead
copper wires connecting with the cars by
means of small wheels which run along on
the wires, and thence through q flexible con-
ductor. The motor is placed on the front
platform.
The Sultan Of Morocco is not dead, ,notwith-
! standing that q dispatch from Tangler re-
ported his death and the accession of his son
to the throne. A later dispatch from Tang.
Ter says it is officially announced that his
majesty is not only alive, but that his condi-
tion is better than it has been for some time.
Sig Crispi the Italian prime minister, has
returned to Rome from Friedrichsruhe where
he went to visit Prince Bismarck. He was
| met at the station by the minister of marine,
and his first words to the latter We're: II
bring peace"
Advices from Zanzibar state that the news
Of Stanley's expedition has spread among the
tribes near Albert NyanZa. King Mwanga,
who is still fighting the tribes inhabiting the
country south to Albert NyanZa, sent mes
Sengers to Emin Bey to obtain information
regarding the expedition. MwanEa seeks In
| win the support Of Emin Bey. The approach
| Of Stanley will, therefore, tend to paclt1cate
| Uganda Emin Bcy';has sent two squads Of
10 men each to meet Stanley, one squad will
go to the southern shore of Albert Nyanza
and the other to Mhagi, q military post
which Emin Boy established at about the
middle of the west shore of the lake. The
latter detachment will then advance west
| ward across the Blue mountains.
1t is believed that the British gunboat
| Wasp, from Singapore to Shanghai, China,
was lost with al hands in the recent
typhoon.
It is stated that the Emperor of Brazil has
announced his intention of abdicating his
throne, owing to his health being impaired.
The Austrian steamer Hapsburg collided
with and sunk Bavarian steamer on Lake
Constance Many persons in the cabin were
drowned. Divers are working at the scene
of the disaster.
Michael Riley, belonging to Liverpool, en-
gine-driver on the steamer Palestine, which
arrived at Boston from Liverpool on the 10th,
while working on the machinery, October Z
was eau ght between the connecting rod and
the column and crushed so badly that he died
in three hours afterwards. He was buried
at sea the following day. Deceased leaves o
wife and II children.
The alliance of Italy, Germany and Aus
tria has been renewed for five years. Italy
reserves the right to maintain absolute neu-
II =.